Following this ruling from the UN, two critical steps are required in order to secure justice for the children whose human rights were violated. Firstly, the Australian Government should follow the UN’s recommendation to promptly compensate the young people for violating their human rights. Secondly, the Australian Government should provide permanent protection in Australia for the handful of unaccompanied minors and others who are still, after many years, on bridging visas in Australia, many with no pathways to resettlement.
“The UN’s ruling recognises the suffering of the young people who lost their childhoods to Australia’s cruel immigration system,” Ms Dale (RACS) said. “The Australian Government must now respond by providing certainty and residency to these young people who, all these years later, remain in limbo, on bridging visas, despite being refugees owed protection by Australia.”
Justice at last for children detained on Nauru, says RACS, UNSW